Taiga Flycatcher and Ross's Gull accepted to CA state list

Birders, The California Bird Records Committee has completed its review of two potential new California state records and has accepted them both: Taiga

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, Apr 10, 2007

Birders,

The California Bird Records Committee has completed its review of two
potential new California state records and has accepted them both:

Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla). One along Putah Creek near
Monticello Dam, Solano/Yolo Cos., 25 October 2006 (CBRC #2006-169). On
the state checklist insert this species (the sole California member of
the family Muscicapidae) between Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Family
Sylviidae, subfamily Polioptilinae) and Red-flanked Bluetail (family
Turdidae) with symbols "*" (on CBRC review list) and "P"
(photodocumentation; no specimen).

Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea). One at Red Hill, s. end Salton Sea,
Imperial Co. 17-19 November 2006 (CBRC #2006-183). On the state
checklist insert this species between Red-legged Kittiwake and Ivory
Gull, with symbols "*" (on CBRC review list) and "P"
(photodocumentation; no specimen).

The acceptance of these two species brings the California list to 634
species (624 native, 10 introduced).